Many in Lebanon blamed Syria and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah for the Oct. 19 car bomb attack that killed the intelligence chief. Lebanon’s opposition has demanded the resignation of Mikati’s Hezbollah-dominated government, saying it is too cozy with the Syrian regime.

Mikati initially said he is not clinging to his job.

But the premier told local broadcaster MTV on Saturday that his resignation would set off a new crisis, a reference to a power vacuum. Mikati’s website also carried the remarks.

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